Green transformation – from vision to action is the name of the international conference held on April 27, 2023 in the Krakow Technology Park. The conference gathered a large number of European experts to present the best practices in design for a circular economy and technologies for advanced circular production, and ended with presentations of the latest trends in hydrogen technology.
Representatives of the European Commission, Rosalinde van der Vlies and Peter Dröll from the General Directorate for Research and Innovation of the European Commission, in introduction emphasized the importance of green transformation. Topics related to the circular economy occupy a high place on the agenda of the European Union, and the European Green Plan, a key strategy for the circular economy.
Agnieszka Włodarczyk-Gębik from Technology Park Krakow, coordinator of the Smart Circuit project, presented a network of partners from nine European countries. HGK County Chamber Varaždin as a partner in the project will carry out activities in cooperation with associated strategic partners, the Nikola Tesla Innovation Center and the Faculty of Geotechnical Engineering Varaždin.
The central theme of the morning session was dedicated to product design as a very important factor in circular production. How to increase the awareness of the company to behave more responsibly, are the products designed for reuse, disassembly or repair? The representatives of the company Ergo Design spoke about their experiences on how to design products to be in accordance with the principles of the circular economy.
Various successful examples and experiences from Austria and the Czech Republic were presented, which show that successful cooperation between the business and scientific community, including the use of innovative intelligent materials, can make the most of the potential of green production in solving existing environmental problems. During the panel discussion, regional support instruments available to entrepreneurs in the area of the circular economy, as well as strategies and action plans that will ensure a green transition, were presented.
The project is co-financed from the Interreg Central Europe program, and you can find out more on the project website
https://www.interreg-central.eu/projects/smart-circuit/
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